Cryptocurrencies & Platforms

Researchers Find Critical Vulnerability in TRON Which Could Crash Its $1.6B Cap Blockchain, Gets Just $1,500 Reward From TRON Foundation

The TRON Foundation has announced that a critical vulnerability was found by a white hat hacker, which could have rendered the TRON blockchain unusable by performing what was described as “Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) to all or 51% of the SR node.

TRON disclosed the vulnerability through the platform Hacker.One on May 2, and it states that by sending enough malicious requests to hog computing resources and using a smart contract with malicious code, the hacker could have compromised the blockchain. The summary reads,

A single request to submit a post to /wallet/deploycontract with several megabytes of bytecode along with CPU intensive long parsing will consume CPU for about 10 minutes while still holding several megabytes of bytecode in heap. With enough requests (lets say 1K-10K depending upon available memory), its enough to use all the available threads to service incoming HTTP request, fill up the memory and render DDOS.

TRON has paid the white hat hacker $1,500 in bounties for discovering the bug. Bug bounties are a popular way for networks to discover vulnerabilities. In 2018, hackers earned nearly $1 million in bug bounties.

Abhimanyu Krishnan

Abhimanyu is an engineer on paper but a writer by living. To him, the most celebratory aspect of blockchain technology is its democratic nature. While he’s hodling, he can be found reading a good book or making the local dogs howl with the sound of his guitar playing.

Share
Published by
Abhimanyu Krishnan
Tags: TronTRX

Recent Posts

Is A Silicon City Tech Giant Behind BlockDAG Network As Its $11.4M Presale Outcasts Floki Inu Price Surge Amid BOME Fluctuation

With Floki Inu's next bull run approaching, investors are closely monitoring its innovative token burn…

2 weeks ago

BlockDAG Becomes Top Crypto Investment Choice with $9.9M Presale, Beating Fantom & Apecoin

BlockDAG (BDAG) has continued to stand out with its innovative presale strategy, offering early investors…

2 weeks ago

Render and Dogecoin Price Predictions Defy Expectations As BlockDAG Emerges as the Highest ROI Crypto for 2024

As we venture into 2024, the crypto market is brimming with potential for unprecedented growth.…

2 weeks ago

Solana’s 20% Trading Spike Sparks BlockDAG Presale Interest While Memeinator Presale Reaches Edge

This analysis contrasts the flourishing momentum of BlockDAG coin's presale against the backdrop of the…

3 weeks ago

CryptoGames Review: Bitcoin and Altcoin Casino

Ever wondered what it is like to experience the extravagant casino vibes in the comfort…

2 years ago